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as in forged
to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive
pranksters faked giant footprints and then claimed that they had seen Bigfoot
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as in pretended
to present a false appearance of
while running for class president, Dan was not above faking friendship with people just to get their votes
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as in concocted
to perform, make, or do without preparation
if you give me the gist of the plan, I can probably fake enough for the speech
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as in evaded
to elude (an opponent in a sports contest) by making a deceptive or agile movement
the running back faked the defense by stepping to his left and then quickly cutting to the right
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Recent Examples of faked
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
He was also connected to Nessim Cohen, and had learned of the scandal of the faked carpet through that connection.
—Dorothy Armstrong
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Or the University of Tennessee Knoxville professor who faked canceling class?
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
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Verb
On top of that, rumors are circling back around that the recent, flashy trailer Microsoft showed off for the game after years of silence may have been more or less faked and not actual gameplay.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
He was also connected to Nessim Cohen, and had learned of the scandal of the faked carpet through that connection.
—Dorothy Armstrong
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
Adjective
Fester and Wednesday discover that LOIS was a set of experiments Willow Hill was performing on Outcasts whose obituaries were faked.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Or the University of Tennessee Knoxville professor who faked canceling class?
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faked
Verb
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Broadcom also forged a new mammoth deal with the ChatGPT creator, while Microsoft continues to benefit from its substantial equity stake in the company.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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Whether or not that path will continue to be forged without Kirk’s bravado and formidable presence, and who will officially take his place atop Turning Point remains unknown.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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True desires were revealed during the blackout, as Chuck pretended to be Blair's British boyfriend, Marcus.—
Emily Exton,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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Hortman, her husband, Mark, and their dog were killed at their house on June 14 by a gunman who pretended to be law enforcement, according to authorities.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Synthetic dyes are generally made from petroleum and concocted in labs.—
Alice Park,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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To solve this problem, materials scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have concocted a new sunscreen recipe that spares the ocean’s vital microorganisms.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Sep. 2025
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In Milwaukee, Kellner said that around 33% of bus riders have evaded paying fares in 2025 but that the agency has identified a few cost-neutral strategies targeted at reducing fare evasion down to 30% by September 2026, the same rate of evasion busses saw in 2024.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The big plays evaded the Eagles both through the air and on the ground.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Colbert made several jokes about needing a job and even brought a fake resume with a youthful headshot of himself.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Nepalese government, citing concerns over fake accounts, hate speech, disinformation and fraud, said the measures were to ensure accountability and make operators responsible for content on their platforms.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The scene on a lower floor of an Overland Park office building simulated the investigation of an explosion as part of a two-day training event organized by the FBI’s Kansas City office with an eye toward readiness for the World Cup in 2026.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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Intense tank and tracer fire flew across the field as the joint Russian and Belarusian forces simulated re-taking a village.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The works of Rower’s grandfather, taken together, have an accidental, artisanal air—more like toys improvised and reassembled than objects weighed down by deliberation.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Apatow likes to point out, swelling with pride, that then-8-year-old Maude completely improvised her character’s hilarious explanation of where babies come from in Knocked Up.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Stewart exclaimed with feigned enthusiasm.—
Judy Kurtz,
The Hill,
9 Sep. 2025
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You are supposed to participate in a pantomime of feigned shock and delayed recognition.—
Bluesky Social,
Bluesky Social,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Faked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faked. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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